AN astonishing stash of 2,800 year old gold jewellery has been unearthed by archaeologists in Kazakhstan. Some 3,000 golden and precious items were found in a burial mound in the remote Tarbagatai mountains. The treasure trove - described as 'priceless' - is believed to belong to royal or elite members of the Saka people who held sway in central Asia eight centuries before the birth of Christ. Among the finds are earrings in the shape of bells, gold plates with rivets, plaques, chains, and a necklace with precious stones. Gold beads decorating clothes were made with the use of sophisticated micro-soldering techniques, indicating an exceptionally developed jewellery-making skills for the period. Archeologists expect to find the remains of the prestigious couple, the owners of the glittering treasures - but they have not yet dug open their graves. Professor Zainolla Samashev, in charge of the excavations, said: “A large number of valuable finds in this burial mound let us … [Read more...] about Incredible stash of ‘priceless’ 2,800 year old royal jewellery found by archaeologists in Kazakhstan

Olympic figure skating medalist Denis Ten was killed on Thursday, and prosecutors in Kazakhstan said they were treating the case as murder. Ten was stabbed after a dispute with people who allegedly tried to steal a mirror from his car in his home city of Almaty, Kazakh news agencies reported. Doctors in Almaty say he died in hospital there. He was aged 25. Born in Kazakhstan to a family of Korean descent, Ten's bronze at the Winter Olympics in Sochi in 2014 made him Kazakhstan's first medalist in figure skating. Sex Abuse Victims Join Hands, Accept Courage Award at ESPYs Canadian skater Patrick Chan, who won silver in the same competition, said on Twitter he was "honored and grateful to have shared the ice" with Ten. "One of the most beautiful skaters to have graced our sport. My thoughts are with his family during this unimaginable time." The International Skating Union said it was "deeply saddened" by news of Ten's death. "Today is truly a dark day for all of us who knew and … [Read more...] about Olympic Figure Skating Medalist Denis Ten Killed in Kazakhstan

Updated 6:00 am, Sunday, June 3, 2018 Photo: Dmitri Lovetsky, AP Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 A Russian search and rescue team helicopter flies from the Kazakh town of Karaganda to Dzhezkazgan, on the eve of Russian Soyuz MS space capsule landing, Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan, Sunday, June 3, 2018. The return of the Soyuz space capsule with Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, U.S. astronaut Scott Tingle, and Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai, crew members of the mission to the International Space Station, ISS is scheduled on Sunday, June 3, 2018. less A Russian search and rescue team helicopter flies from the Kazakh town of Karaganda to Dzhezkazgan, on the eve of Russian Soyuz MS space capsule landing, Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan, Sunday, June 3, 2018. The return ... more Photo: Dmitri Lovetsky, AP Russian space capsule with 3 crew … [Read more...] about Russian space capsule with 3 crew lands in Kazakhstan